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Arcus Airdrop Details
dYdX Labs has confirmed that Arcus will launch its own token, separate from DYDX, with an allocation reserved for people who traded, staked, or validated on dYdX. Arcus Points are the main way to farm it now, although the team has not said how points will convert to tokens.
Season 0 covered private beta activity from July 1 to September 30 and has already been distributed to those traders. Their Season 0 totals stay hidden until near the end of the program. Season 1 points drop every Wednesday at 3PM EST and reward trading, market making, retained deposits, and referrals. Arcus weighs how you trade as well as how much, and stock token trades or trades outside US market hours currently earn a boost.
Latest Update: Arcus Points launched on October 1, 2026, and the program will end no later than the end of H1 2027. Arcus has changed its invite-code logic, and more than 29,000 waitlisted wallets can now trade perpetuals without an invite code. Perps were previously in a closed beta that required a code to enter. Season 1 distributes a fixed 250,000 points per week, and that amount stays the same as the platform grows. Season 0 totals are still hidden, and a new referral and invite-code system is due to ship soon.
Arcus has completed Week 1 of Season 1 and distributed 250,000 points to participants. The platform recorded $2.94B in trading volume, $64M in open interest and $727.6M in RWA volume during the week. Points drop every Wednesday at 3PM ET and will continue until H1 2027.
How to Participate in the Arcus Airdrop
Step 1: Sign Up on Arcus
Go to Arcus and connect your wallet or sign up with Google. Signing up through our link gives you 5% off trading fees. Arcus is not available in the US, Canada, the UK, and other restricted jurisdictions.
Step 2: Deposit Funds
Deposit USDC, USDT, BTC, or another supported asset into your Arcus account. You can buy these on Bybit, then move them to Robinhood Chain with the bridge widget below.
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Step 3: Trade Stock Tokens on Spot
Open the spot market and trade any of the 95+ stock tokens. Spot trades carry no fees, and stock tokens currently earn boosted points. Trading outside regular US market hours adds a further boost.
If you use Robinhood Wallet, swaps routed through Arcus also qualify for boosted spot points.
Step 4: Unlock Perps With an Invite Code
Perps now require an invite code from an existing Arcus trader. Connect your wallet on Arcus and enter the code when prompted. Traders who already had access don’t need one.
Step 5: Keep Collateral on the Exchange
Retained deposits count toward Season 1 points. Leaving collateral on Arcus between trades scores better than depositing and withdrawing each session.
Step 6: Track Your Points
Open the Points Dashboard to see your weekly Season 1 points and your Season 0 leaderboard rank. New points land every Wednesday at 3PM EST.
Step 7: Share Your Invite Codes
Every $1M in perps volume earns you an invite code, and volume from traders you referred counts toward that total. Find your codes under Rewards > Referrals. Anyone who signs up with your code becomes your referral, and their trading adds to your referral points bonus.
Tips for Maximizing Your Arcus Points
Trade Stock Tokens After Hours: RWA trades and trades outside US market hours both carry boosts right now, so evening and weekend stock token trades qualify for both.
Avoid Churning: Wash trading, self-matching, and rapid deposit-trade-withdraw loops get reduced or zero points, and slashed points go to other users.
Pick Invitees Carefully: Codes can’t be revoked or reused once redeemed, even if the person never trades. Give them to active traders whose volume will help you earn more codes.
Count Your dYdX History: Past trading, staking, or validating on dYdX falls under the confirmed community allocation, separate from Arcus Points.
Important Terms
Stock Tokens: Tokenized securities that track an underlying stock or ETP through a contractual claim against the issuer. Holders get economic exposure, not direct share ownership.
Season 0: A one-time points allocation for private beta traders active between July 1 and September 30, 2026.
Retained Deposits: Collateral you keep on Arcus over time. It earns points on its own, separate from trading volume.
Invite Code: An access code for Arcus perps, earned at $1M in qualifying perps volume. Each redeemed code also makes the new trader your referral.
Frequently Asked Questions
Conclusion
The Arcus airdrop now runs on a points system, with Season 1 paying out weekly for spot and perps trading, retained deposits, and referrals. Stock token trades and off-hours activity earn the most, and the dYdX community allocation sits on top of that for existing dYdX users.
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What is Arcus?
Arcus is a decentralized exchange built by the dYdX Labs team in partnership with Robinhood Crypto. It runs on Robinhood Chain and lets users trade more than 95 tokenized stock tokens around the clock with zero fees on spot trades.
Beyond spot, Arcus is rolling out perpetual futures covering equities, crypto, commodities, and indices. The platform is self-custodial, and tokenized stocks can be used as collateral for perps. Arcus launched spot trading in beta on July 1, 2026, with perps still in a closed beta and waitlist phase.
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